Thursday, May 2, 2013

Buttermilk Falls at Cuyahoga Valley NP

We parked at Blue Hen Falls, which were very cool. Originally, we were going to hike to them from the Boston Store Visitor Center, but we ended up just parking there. I found a website that mentioned Buttermilk Falls and knew we had to check it out. It's not marked on any maps that I could find, but if you hike downstream from Blue Hen Falls, you'll find it. There is a rough unmarked trail heading that direction, but we spent most of our time walking on the rocks along the stream. The water was shallow enough that we could cross back and forth across it. It was way fun.

Buttermilk Falls

The linked website says that you should visit Brandywine Falls before spending time on this one. If you're judging the falls on size, then sure, I guess they are right. However, I completely disagree with this statement. I found the Brandywine falls so uninteresting that I didn't even take a picture of them. Nor did we bother to do the hike. The Buttermilk Falls might not be amazing, but the adventure of finding them was amazing. I say don't even bother with Brandywine.

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DIFFICULTYEasy: Generally short hikes that anyone should be able to do.Moderate: Longer hikes or hikes with some elevation change, minimal rock scrambling.Strenuous: Longer hikes or hikes with significant elevation change, rock scrambling, steep ascents and decents.

DISTANCEloop: begin and end at trailhead, no backtrackinground trip: hike to the end of the trail, turnaround and hike back to the trailhead